By Ikeddy Isiguzo Nigeria’s democracy swooped into the unease mood after the 2023 elections. The state of emergency in Rivers State raised more questions about the extent of presidential powers when declaring emergency rule. Section 305 of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution sets out those powers with striking clarity. Yet time and again, Nigerian courts have avoided definite answers, finding refuge in procedural hedges and technicality. In doing so, they dodge their most solemn duty: safeguarding constitutional democracy. Nigeria is run on a written Constitution. The boundaries of separation of power are…
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